📰 Where Tech Shame Really Comes From

👋 Hey, it’s Bob.

There is a quiet feeling many people carry when it comes to technology.

It is not fear.
It is not confusion.

It is shame.

You might recognize it in thoughts like:
“I should already know this.”
“Everyone else seems to get it.”
“I do not want to ask a stupid question.”

That feeling did not come from you.
It came from how technology has been introduced..

For most of our lives, learning looked like this:

• someone explaining things slowly
• questions being welcome
• mistakes being expected

Modern technology changed that.

Everything moves fast.
Instructions assume prior knowledge.
And when something does not make sense, the unspoken message often feels like: Keep up.

That is where tech shame starts.

I see this often when people begin using ChatGPT.

They apologize to a computer.
They worry about asking the “right” question.
They assume there is a correct way to speak to it.

There is not.

Tech shame is not a personal failure.
It is a design problem.

Many tools are built for speed, not clarity.
ChatGPT is different.

You can say:

• “Explain this like I am brand new to technology.”
• “Slow down.”
• “Use plain English.”
• “That explanation was too complicated. Try again.”

It does not judge you.
It does not keep score.

That matters.

Feeling uncomfortable with technology does not mean you are behind.

It means you were never given a fair on-ramp.

And a fair on-ramp can be created.

Not by rushing.
Not by learning everything.
But by allowing yourself to ask simple questions without apology.

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If all you did today was understand why this feels hard, that counts.

Understanding removes shame.
And when shame lightens, learning can begin again.

We will keep taking this one step at a time.

See you at the bank. 💰
Bob